What is the great filial piety in ancient times?

"filial piety to parents, followed by humiliation, can be cultivated below" means: filial piety can be divided into three levels, the highest one is that words, actions and hearts can respect parents; Secondly, it is good for parents not to abuse or insult; The next best thing is to be able to give them a retirement. This sentence comes from the Book of Rites. The original text is Ceng Zi's words: "There are three kinds of filial piety: filial piety, humiliation, and support."

Deep interpretation

The highest state of filial piety is to let parents and elders respect their children. This is what the ancients often emphasized, "honor the ancestors." The "harsh" ancients may directly tell their children that "nurturing" and "filial piety" have nothing to do.

A Brief Introduction to The Book of Rites

The Book of Rites, also known as The Book of Rites of Little Dai and The Sutra of Little Dai, was written in the Han Dynasty and compiled by Dai Sheng, a ritual and musicologist in the Western Han Dynasty.

Brief introduction of the author

Dai Sheng was born in Suiyang County, Guo Liang (now Minquan County, Shangqiu City, Henan Province), and his date of birth and death is unknown. Officials, scholars and etiquette scholars in the Western Han Dynasty, and pioneers of Confucian classics in the Han Dynasty. Later people called it "Little Dai".